UNVERSITY PARK - The NCAA has told Penn State it will investigate the school in the wake of a child sex-abuse scandal that has shocked the campus, and cost its former president and coach Joe Paterno their jobs.
NCAA president Mark Emmert sent a letter to Penn State President Rodney Erickson saying that the governing body for college sports will examine "Penn State's exercise of institutional control over its intercollegiate athletics programs" in the case of Jerry Sandusky, the former defensive coordinator accused of serial child sex-abuse.
"We recognize that there are ongoing federal and state investigations and the NCAA does not intend to interfere with those probes," Emmert wrote.
Penn State released the letter Friday.
Responses to the NCAA inquiry are expected by Dec. 16 in order for the NCAA to determine its next steps, according to the letter.
